Game #4000
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 January 1988
3rd Round
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GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M David Norton | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
🟨 Allan Evans
🟨 Paul Birch
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.21 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.26 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.34 |
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa beat Leeds in the FA Cup to leave them unbeaten in nine with 🟩 six wins in all competitions.
Villa 🟩 win for the twelfth time away from home this season as they survive a bizarre refereeing decision to allow Leeds a goal despite the scorer elbowing Nigel Spink 🏴.
Centre back Martin Keown 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (74 Starts).
Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 37' | Andy A Gray | 59' |
Assist(s) | Garry Thompson | 37' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally, Assist by Garry Thompson
🕒 | HT Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray
🥅 | 74’ Goal, 2-1, (Leeds United), Bobby Davison
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #34 |
Saturday, 9 January 1988
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 34 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 | 10 🟥 6 | 1.88
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Leeds United
Elland Road
Attendance: 29,002
GK Mervyn Day (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Glynn Snodin | 🏴 |
LB Micky Adams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Neil Aspin | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
CB Peter Haddock | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams (ex) | 🏴 |
M David Batty | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M John Sheridan | 🇮🇪 |
F Bobby Davison | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Bob Taylor | 🏴 |
Billy Bremner | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
CF Peter Mumby | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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